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I don't know but it's possible

Don't you mean? When do retired expat farangs get their 10,000...tax demand?

Grab, Food Panda ect seem to be able to get their riders to wear helmets so I think you're right that it's a lack of will. Plus of course there's the loss of money.

That doesn't apply to farang males, my wife has just helpfully informed me.

Nor should you.

Blimey that sounds good. I'll be in the next flight over. Oh hang on I already live here.

I don't think TAT have ever been very good with numbers.

I can't say I've ever had this problem, but then I can't see my wife letting me go in the first place. I have been left on my own if I've accompanied her on a work trip and she's gone to a meeting. I can usually remember a hotel name although some can be difficult if they aren't in English. Next weekend we'll be going to the Phanomrungpuri Hotel in Nangrong, Buriram. I think this will be our fourth stay but I'd struggle to remember it, although I recognise it as soon as I see it. The first thing I'd do is check the booking on my phone. That would give me the name and directions but not the room number. I always take a picture of that so I don't have to look an idiot by asking at reception. I like to keep that a secret. If you don't have an online booking then maybe a picture of the name outside the hotel. If you've also lost your phone then there's no hope.

If he'd run into the KGB that would be a long journey back

If she did, is that what he said when asked at the airport "Did you pack your bags yourself?"

Looking at the video on The Taiger there seem to be dildos and vibrating eggs and something in boxes with just Chinese writing on. I would have thought the first would appeal to either sex and the latter mainly to women. Given the size of the haul I doubt all their range was shown.

I don't know how strict the gun laws are in Thailand, but what I do know is that Thais see laws as something to ignore. Unless gun laws are an outlier in regards to compliance I wouldn't take much notice of them. That the gun was illegal in someway seems a possibility, but i could also have belonged to someone else, such as a relative. What are the rules, if any, regarding weapons storage? If there are were they in place. If the gun did belong to a relative, and there are regulations around safe storage then that might well be a weak point.

Don't say that. You'll only encourage them.

I expect you'll need a prescription for that.

I'm not sure salt will help much with the effects although it might add to the taste. ????

Depends on how they are defining 'swept' I suppose. Its certainly not the normal definition I would have thought.

I believe there are reported problems with it but I knew if I said that I'd get loads of replies telling me that I'm wrong. Particularly from those who are users and claim it does them no harm and they can work as well, if not better, with it. I don't use it so it makes no difference to me if it's legal or easy to obtain and I can't be bothered with the hassle.

'While investigations into this case are ongoing' It didn't take very long to ascertain Thaksin's medical needs when he arrived so I wonder how long to conclude the investigation.

We've had a lot here in the Mahasarakham area. As always it's very localised. Driving last night for about 10 km and back there were deep floods and heavy rain and then completely dry roads. Wednesday was wet for most of the day apart from a couple of hours around sunset when I was able to get out for a walk and buy some milk. Thursday was the same. I've had particular difficulty getting my washing dry. Oh no, what's happened to my life and my undeniable masculinity? I've just been on a thread abut cannabis where I said I don't use it. Maybe it's what I need. And more alcohol maybe.

Something can be addictive and harmless. Whether cannabis for recreational use is harmful, I don't know. There seem to be conflicting statements about it. A lot seems to depend on the amount and how young you start. I think there's more danger to a person who is still in the early stages of brain development and of course the likelihood that they will consume more over time. I don't use it so I have to read to find out. The professional research is contradictory, as I've said. The articles I've read, mainly from users naturally is conclusively positive, however a lot of it that I've seen suggests it has a negative effect, in that it appears to make reading and understanding a bit difficult. Stopping cannabis use when it was illegal in any form was probably only going to be partially successful. Although recreational use may still be illegal I suspect many users will just hear what they want to hear and think it's legal. Now there's been confusion over that it will be even more difficult. A situation not helped by the fact it will be the police who have to enforce the rules and their confusion regarding the difference between, fines to stop people doing something illegal, and payment to allow them to carry on doing it.

Is the collective noun for a group of bent cops Royal Thai Police? I'm sure there are honest ones but they must have a lonely existence.

To be fair the committee can't do anything until the sub committees are formed who will then report to the committee who will look at the reports from the sub committees and then the committee will report to the PM.

I can't remember what the pavements were like the last time I was there but I doubt they are as bad as here in Isaan. If I ever ended up needing a wheelchair I think I'd leave or shoot myself. Even Bangkok is pretty bad, especially for a capital. My first wife had to use a wheelchair in her last years so I notice these problems. It may not be a problem for digital nomads but since an online job would be suitable for someone using a chair it might be something they should look at. It would help disabled tourists as well as those who aren't as agile as they once were.

As far as I know you don't have to report if you only travel within Thailand. Hotels normally copy your passport, but some don't. One told me he didn't need to as I'd booked through Agoda. Oh and the immigration officer in Mahasarakham said you don't need to do the report if you've come back from Lao. So who knows. There's another complication for me if it was necessary to report every overnight trip away from my registered address in Mahasarakham. My wife works for part of the Ministry of Labour and she was moved from Mahasarakham to Roi Et. We were provide with a house on the site where we can stay. We don't as, whilst it would be fine if done up it has problems, the upstairs shower and toilet can't be used as there's a leak and they can't fix it. There might have been an electric shower but there isn't now. The aircon has been removed. The only furniture is and old metal bunk bed without mattresses. It's a half hour drive so we don't use it. If we did we'd have to register my return every time we came home at the weekend or maybe more often and I assume her superior would have to register me when I went there as well.

CCIB officers attempted to raid five houses owned by Big Joke in Soi Vibhawadee 60 near the Police Sports Club in Bangkok’s Lak Si district at 8am today. One of the houses is Big Joke’s home while the other four provide accommodation for members of his team. Is this bad translation? If not it sounds a bit odd. He owns five houses which I assume costs a fair bit of money, but 4 of them provide accommodation for his team.